. >> reporter: and is using one kenneth craig. >>> beyonce came out the big winner at the mtv music awards and won 8 awards including video of the year. she performed for 16 minutes on stage at madison square garden and brought the mothers of trayvon martin eric brown on the stage. and britney was back performing after a 10 year hiatus dancing to the hit make me. also jimmy faln for his impression of ryan

cbs' kenneth craig reports. natsmourners filled a mississippi church to honor two nuns who were brutally murdered. the women - both 68- year-old - served one of the state's poorest counties."it didn't matter if you were white or black they were colorblind - the sisters"the mass celebrating the lives of sisters paula merrill and margaret held came four days after police discovered the two health care workers fatally stabbed. both worked at a local clinic - and provided critical medical care to the community. these two women they weren't attracted to the allures of fame or money - but serving so far investigators have released little about 46 year old rodney sanders, the man they say confessed to the horrific crime. he is facing two counts of capital murder. sanders has served prison time in both iowa and mississippi for various crimes including armed robbery. one of the women's cars was stolen during the murders, but authorities say there were no signs of a break-in. despite their brutal deaths - the nuns' fellow

as kenneth craig reports, it's giving patients back their natural vision. relies on his eyes for work. he says his vision changed about a year and a half ago. >> i started to notice some shadowing, especially driving at night. my long distance vision was impaired and i was having more and more trouble reading close-ups. >> reporter: the 65-year-old was diagnosed with cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye. >> the lens is completely out now. >> reporter: his doctor recommended surgery to remove his old lens and replace it with the new fda approved one called the symphony. unlike previous options, the lens from abbott can improve vision at near, intermediate, and far distances and points in between. >> a brand new category of lens that gives patients continuous vision and reduces their dependence and many times eliminates their dependence on glasses. >> reporter: bruce was the first to get the lens since it was fda proofed. vision where they are less dependent upon glasses makes them more comfortable, improves their self-confidence. can you see a little

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. i'm meg oliver. ? the sun'll come out tomorrow... ? for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more morrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... ? ? i love ya, tomorrow ? in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ? tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.? ask your heart doctor about entresto. and help make tomorrow possible. >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are homeless. more than 13,000 live on the streets. mark strassmann tells us how facebook helped one of them reunite with his

here's kenneth craig. >>reporter: the state departmene $400 million cash payment the government made to iran came along with a catch. iran wouldn't get the money until the prisoners were freed. >> we were waiting until american citizens were released. >> the four freed americans were reporter jason rezin and u.s. marine, american businessman ratolla and pastor said. republicans in the presidential nominee donald trump had been critical of the obama but we did. he lied about the hostages. >> they insist the money was not held ransom. they said it was owed to iran 35 years ago. they waited until the americans left iran on january 17th before handing over the money. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> the state department maintains that money was owed back to i kwipt deal made with the former shaw before he was over throwed in the 1970s. >>> denver police want to talk to these two women about an attempted murder. they believe the women have information on a shooting outside of an aurora 7-eleven in may. no

kenneth craig has recommendations from s. montgomery is getting ready to start fifth grade with a new backpack. his father was concerned about picking the right one. >> there's no doubt, once you put in even the lunch things or other things not even heavy books they're carrying a decent amount of weight. >> reporter: this one is designed to carry more weight and evenly distributed. the bag has more straps and compartments. about 5,400 kids are treated each year for backpack injuries. to the shoulder or low back. this pediatrician recommends kids avoid messenger bags, use a bag with two-wide straps to distribute the load and make sure the bag is not too heavy. >> take the top weight with 10% or even less, but it's usually hard, as a good approximation. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics also suggests adjusting the backpack so the bottom has the weight and packing it properly. >> if you have heavy items to center in the of the backpack, pack it in the lower part of the backpack because it distributes the weight. >>

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. ? the sun'll come out tomorrow... ? for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more morrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... ? ? i love ya, tomorrow ? in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ? tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.? ask your heart doctor about entresto. >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are homeless. more than 13,000 live on the streets. mark strassmann tells us house facebook helped one of them reunite with his fam

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. ? the sun'll come out tomorrow... ? for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ? tomorrow, tomorrow... ? ? i love ya, tomorrow ? in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ? tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.? ask your heart doctor about entresto. >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are homeless. more than 13,000 live on the streets. mark strassmann tells us house facebook helped one of them reunite with

in it, he asks for a personal meeting with the republican kenneth craig, cbs news, new york city. >>> overnight, at least 20 people were injured by a large fire at a maryland apartment complex. the fire broke out in the washington suburb of silver spring, just before midnight. the blaze involved at least two of the three buildings at the complex and one of the buildings collapsed. two of the injured are firemen. the fire is under control this morning, but not all of the apartment residents are accounted for. >>> canadian police shot and connected to a terrorist plot. the 24-year-old suspect lives in a small town about 140 miles west of toronto. police say the suspect was identified after they received credible information of a potential terrorist threat. reuters reports the suspect was arrested last year for openly supporting isis on social media. >>> a u.s. commander says isis is in retreat on all fronts. military campaigns against the terror group in have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield and according to general sean mcfarlane. he says the number and quality of isis

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york city. >>> overnight, at least 20 people were injured by a large fire at a maryland apartment complex. the fire broke out in the washington suburb of silver spring, just before midnight. the blaze involved at least two of the three buildings at the complex and one of the buildings collapsed. two of the injured are firemen. the fire is under control this morning, but not all of the killed a man suspected of being connected to a terrorist plot. the 24-year-old suspect lives in a small town about 140 miles west of toronto. police say the suspect was identified after they received credible information of a potential terrorist threat. reuters reports the suspect was arrested last year for openly supporting isis on social media. >>> a u.s. commander says isis is in retreat on all terror group in iraq and syria have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield and according to general sean mcfarlane. he says the number and quality of isis soldiers are decided. >>> 73-year-old mary know l.ton was taking part in a class to together. she was shot during a ro

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigge a scale trump tower in "the new york times" on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in the building's ventilation ducts but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> took a hold of his hand' me. >> reporter: down below, the crowd watch in disbelief as the drama shut down parts of busy fifth avenue. >> one, glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> reporter: the police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he asks for a personal presidential candidate. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york city. >>> overnight, at least 20 people were injured by a large fire at a maryland apartment complex. the fire broke o

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. investigators still haven't said how a ten year old boy was killeon the world's tallest water slide. riding the "verruckt water slide" in kansas city. the slide puts three riders on a raft and plummets them down nearly 170 eet up to 70 miles per hour. riders must be at least 54 inches tall...and each raft has to be at least 400 pounds to go. the park's website does not give an age restriction. but when the slide opened -- riders had to be 14 years old to get on. caleb was only 10. all our rides are inspected ridesare inspected by an outside party at the start, before the season starts. starts. thopening of this water slide wadelayed several times in20-14. adjustments had to be made to the slide's second hill...after sandbag tests showed the rafts ?flying off? the slide. the water slide is closed indefinitely. meterologist rebecca schuld joins us now to get you ready for your evening...rebecca. 3 and a touch humid with highs in the lower 80s. nice state fair weather for sure. wind: e 5

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a scale trump tower in "the new york times" on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in the building's ventilation ducts but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> took a hold of his hand' crowd watch in disbelief as the drama shut down parts of busy fifth avenue. >> one, glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> reporter: the police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he asks for a personal meeting t presidential candidate. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york city. >>> overnight, at least 20 people were injured by a large fire at a maryland apartment complex. the fire broke out in the washingt

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. ? the sun'll come out tomorrow... ? for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ? tomorrow, tomorrow... ? ? i love ya, tomorrow ? in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ? tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.? ask your heart doctor about entresto. and help make tomorrow possible. >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are homeless. more than 13,000 live on the streets. mark strassmann tells us house facebook helped one of

kenneth craig, cbs news, in new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the u.s. surgeon general makes a house call to our studio, as he unveils a plan to fight the opioid epidemic. >>> plus, jeff glor has an exclusively great white shark discovery off long island, new york. and jamie wax looks at the fashion debate over men's cargo shorts and why some say it's time for them to go! that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. have a great day. russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. narrator: listen to senator johnson on student loans: ron johnson: it's just kinda free money, young people don't really, necessarily understand finance. narrator: what senator johnson doesn't understand is, more than 800,000 wisconsinites have student loans. federal student loans and keep interest rates high. johnson: it's just kinda free money... narrator: with senator johnson, opportunity for middle class kids would disappear. ron johnson's not for students. now at 4:30 - an investigation into a gas station robbery in milwaukee.we

stranded passengers were spotted warned g around on shore, kenneth craig shows us how delta plans to get all of knows flights, back on track. wait in the long lines at lax even after the airlines computer system came back on line longest line, 3 miles long. >> some fell asleep as they waited. it was similar situation from london to washington. >> i came in, saw the line stretching out the door. >> delta problems began around 2:30 a.m. power outage in atlanta affected operations world-wide. travelers checking their phones and computers couldn't get accurate flight information. >> it just a.m. i'm spent, my trip today disappeared off my app. >> says passengers can get refunds if their flight was significantly delayed or canceled. during the outage customer service agents did what they could manually, including writing outboard g passes. >> just intriguing to show how independent we are on computer systems. >> some expressed frustrations, others took the delays in stride. >> as long as we get there safe, that's all i care about. >> delta apologized for the computer glitch, says it is on

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a harness scale trump tower in new york city on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in ducts, but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. when he comes, he goes around the other side and then goes around the other side. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> i took a hold of his hand and said, "sir, you need to come with me." >> reporter: down below, the drama shut down parts of busy fifth avenue. >> my two main thoughts are, one, i'm glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives, but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> the reason i climbed your tower was to get your attention. >> reporter: police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. meeting with the republican presidential candi

as kenneth craig reports -- the work begins >>> tragedy on a kansas city water park when a young boy died on what's billed as the world's tallest water slide. now the work begins to figure out exactly what went wrong. >> reporter: parkgoers were asked to leave the water park near kansas city, missouri sunday after 10-year-old caleb schwab, the son of a kansas state lawmaker, died on the park's main attraction, a 168 water slide named insane in german. >> we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why a full investigation is necessary. >> reporter: the schwab family released a statement. "we are comforted knowing he believed in our savior jesus and they are forever together now. we will see him another day." water park officials offered no specifics about his death. >> right now our focus is with the family. our thoughts and prayers are with them. >> reporter: the riders have to be at least 54 inches tall. they climb 264 steps to get to the top and descend in 100- pound multi-person rafts. a co-owner and designer told usa today in 2014 they used roller coaster calculations to desi

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. i'm meg oliver. ? the sun'll come out tomorrow... ? for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ? tomorrow, tomorrow... ? ? i love ya, tomorrow ? in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ? tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.? ? you're only a day away ? >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are homeless. more than 13,000 live on the streets. mark strassmann tells us how facebook helped one of them reunite wi

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a harness to scale trump tower in new york city on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in ducts, but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. when he comes, he goes around the other side and then goes around the other side. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> i took a hold of his hand and said, "sir, you need to come with me." >> reporter: down below, the crowd watch in disbelief as the drama shut down parts of busy >> my two main thoughts are, one, i'm glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives, but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> the reason i climbed your tower was to get your attention. >> reporter: police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he asks for a pers

kenneth craig, cbs news, in new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the u.s. surgeon general makes a house call to our studio, as he unveils a plan to fight the opioid epidemic. >>> plus, jeff glor has an exclusively great white shark discovery off long island, new york. and jamie wax looks at the fashion debate over men's cargo shorts and why some say it's time for them to go! that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. have a great day. right now at 4:30... the death toll is climbing... after a massive earthquake in central italy.we're getting brand new images... of the rescue efforts... there. and then... donald trump is coming back to the valley.what you need to know... ahead of his visit. and then... the valley gets another round of monsoon weather.but will today be the sam 3 with ian. 3 3

kenneth craig, cbs news. >> the u.s. state department is advising americans to stay away from the area. it says the security situation in afghanistan is extremely unstable and the threat to americans is critical. it encourages americans there to leave the country. >>> california could become the next state to repeal what some are calling the tampon tax. state lawmakers passed the bill and sent it to the governor. it creates a 5-year tax break on the purchase of menstrual products. lawmakers agreed that the tax was unfair because it imposes a burden on women simply because of their gender. at least 15 states have introduced legislation to repeal sales taxes on menstrual products. >>> the cost of the epipen for people with severe allergies has jumped nearly 500% since 2009. now lawmakers want some answers. meanwhile, martin shkreli the former pharmaceutical ceo known for increasing prices of a drug, is defending it. >> i think important medicine should be expensive because they are valuable. >> reporter: the former pharmac

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> great advice, isn't it? >>> day of service is a great opportunity to find out about a new nonprofit in town. you will be able to spend three hours helping that day but you >> they find out a little bit about what's going on here and the next thing you know, maybe they are volunteering more often, maybe they are on a committee, maybe they are on a board, maybe they are giving more to that specific nonprofit just from that three hour event where they volunteered and meet a group that they have never been involved with. >> xcel energy's day of service is saturday, september 10th from 8:00 to 11:00 in the morning. you can pick a project by going to the day of service pay at cbsdenver.com. >>> and we have a final check of the re look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a harness to scale trump tower in new york city on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in ducts, but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. when he comes, he goes around the other side and then goes around the other side. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> i took a hold of his hand and said, "sir, you need to come with me." >> reporter: down below, the crowd watch in disbelief as the fifth avenue. >> my two main thoughts are, one, i'm glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives, but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> the reason i climbed your tower was to get your attention. >> reporter: police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he asks for a personal meeting wit

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a harness to scale trump tower in "the new york times" on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in the building's ventilation ducts but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> took a hold of his hand' said, sir, you need to come with me. >> reporter: down below, the crowd watch in disbelief as the drama shut down parts of busy fifth avenue. >> one, glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> reporter: the police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he asks for a personal meeting with the republican presidential candidate. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york city. >>> overnight, at least 20 people

kenneth craig explains. >> reporter: 9-year-old jackson montgomery is getting ready to start 5th grade with a new backpack. his father was concerned about picking the right one. >> there's no doubt you know once you put in even a lunch thing and all the other things not even talking about heavy books they are carrying a decent amount of weight. >> reporter: this designed to did distribute iamb it has more straps and -- distribute it. it has more straps and compartments. maine kids are strain or sprains to the shoulders. kid should avoid messenger bags use a bag with two wide paddedstraps distribute the load and make sure the bag is not too heavy. >> take the child's waist weight and do 10% or less if approximatation. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics suggest adjusting the backpack so the bottom is at the waist and pack it properly. >> if you have heavy items center in the center of the backpack pack it in the lower part of the backpack to distribute the weight. >> reporter: jackson says he loves the new backpack. >> it helps me in school when i have big books that i carry

kenneth craig, cbs north carolina. >> and the water park will remain closed, as we mentioned, today, as well. >>> an investigation into a hot air balloon crash that killed 16 people in texas shows the pilot of the balloon did not se power lines ahead of him. that's according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. the source says investigators believe the pilot was trying to descend through a break in the clouds, but he didn't notice the power lines that the balloon apparently got stuck in before the crash. the balloon ended up catching on fire and going down, killing everyone on board. >>> the fayetteville police department is recruiting, and it's hosting an open house event at the police training center. that's tonight from 6:30 to 8:30. >>> it will be the last open house event for individuals for the upcoming mid october 2016 academy. >> if you come out of the open house, you are willing to stand, and you'll see why we do some of the things we do and why it takes so long to -- to hire someone or run you through the process. it's not -- we're not -- hiring you to -- we're

at kenneth craig reports, it's giving patients back their natural vision. >> reporter: bruce goldlack owns a towing company so he relies on his eyes for work. he says his vision changed about a year and a half ago. >> i started to notice some shadowing, especially driving at night. my long distance vision was impaired and i was having more and more trouble reading close-ups. >> reporter: the 65-year-old was diagnosed with cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye. >> the lens is completely out now. >> reporter: his doctor recommended surgery to remove his old lens and replace it with the new fda one called the symphony. unlike previous options, the lens can provide near and far distances and points in team. >> a new lens that gives patients continuous vision and reduces their dependence and many times laemeliminates their dependence on glasses. >> giving them a natural type of vision where they are less dependent upon glasses makes them more comfortable, improves their self-confidence. >> reporter: bruce says he is excited for the future. >> i happen to be a very active 65-year-old

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. one of hillary clinton's top aides huma abedin says she is leaving her husband, former congressman anthony weiner after another sexting episode. and republican donor and fund-raiser meg whitman hits the campaign trail today for hillary clinton. whitman meets with business leaders in denver. >>> and tropical storm warnings are posted pour most of north carolina's outer banks. a tropical depression that is expected to gain strength is likely to make landfall later today. heavy rain and flooding is predicted. another storm for florida's gulf coast. in the pacific, two hurricanes are headed for hawaii and may also pose a threat later this week. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," crowd control. questions about how to keep the public safe amit panic during a security crisis. >>> plus, we'll meet a judge who received a life-saving kidney donation from another judge. and we talk to legend area author tom wolfe about his new book "the kingdom of speech." that is the "cbs morning news" for th

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of the olympic opening ceremony. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow.♪ ask your heart doctor about entresto. and help make tomorrow possible. ♪ you're only a day away ♪ >>> the government estimates more than 47,000 veterans are

kenneth craig picks up the story. >> nine year old jackson montgomery is getting ready to start fifth grade with a new back pack. his father was concerned about picking the right one. >> there is no doubt, you know, once you put in even just a lunch things and all of the other things, not even talking about heavy books, you know, they are caring decent amount of weight. >> this one is designed to carry more weight and evenly distribute t the bag has more straps and compartment. about 5400 kids are treated each year for back pack injuries. many of them sprains and strains to the shoulder or lower back. pediatrician, wrecking kids avoid messenger bags, use a bag with two wide padded straps, distribute the load, and make sure the bag is not too heavy. >> take the child's weight, do it on 10 percent or even less if you can, usually hard, as a good approximation. >> the american academy of pediatrics also is suggesting adjusting the back packs so that the bottom sits at the waist and packing it properly. >> in you do have heavy items, try to center the backpack, pack it, in the lower part

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: a man used suction cups rigged to a harness to scale trump tower in new york city on wednesday. officers smashed windows and removed glass and cut holes in ducts, but the climber just kept going. >> he is running away from police. when he comes, he goes around the other side and then goes around the other side. >> reporter: on the 21st floor, two officers saw a window of opportunity and ended the chase. >> i took a hold of his hand and said, "sir, you need to come with me." >> reporter: down below, the crowd watch in disbelief as the drama shut down parts of busy fifth avenue. >> my two main thoughts are, one, i'm glad everyone is okay. the second thought, why? >> reporter: the climber told he wasn't going to stop until he got to the top of the tower where donald trump lives, but trump wasn't here and instead campaigning in virginia, ironically, the climber's home state. >> the reason i climbed your tower was to get your attention. >> reporter: police say the man posted this video on youtube tuesday which is titled message to mr. trump. in it, he a

kenneth craig, cbs news, in new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the u.s. surgeon general makes a house call to our studio, as he unveils a plan to fight the opioid epidemic. >>> plus, jeff glor has an exclusively great white shark discovery off long island, new york. and jamie wax looks at the fashion debate over men's cargo shorts and why some say it's time for them to go! that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,$8drw it's thursday, august 25th. i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec in for >>>good morning, it's thursday, august 25. right on top of the bay bridge, what do you see? >> a little fog. >> all right. >> thanks for joining us this morning. i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. it's always good to have you, anne. >> glad to be here. >> and let's say good morning to these lovely ladies. roqui and "ro" how are you doing? >> i feel like we're popsicles. i'm at the end. >> you guys look great. >> today or is it tomorrow? woman empowerment day. >> t

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. ((kirsten joyce)) >> children who have to carry a lot of books might want to consider a backpack that rolls... but of course they'd still have to carry their books up and down the stairs. /// sherry how's the we started the week hot at 104 lots of water in the backpacks for the kids today. ............ stay cool and grab the sunscreen, summer is not over above normal today. ............ temps right now around the valley still in the warm 80s this morning. ............. crazy weather in the rockies with hail coming down in sheets in temps will spenda nother couple of days in the 100s then cooler 90s for labor day weekend. ((sherry swensk)) >>> let's send it over to for a check of traffic./// ((demetria obilor)) it looks like a vehicle or something caught fire this is sunset one. construction is underway along the north beltway this is 215 and aliante. crews will be in the are <<< >>> <<< >>> ((demetria obilor)) >> back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> police released the photo of the m

cbs' kenneth craig reports. bruce goldblatt owns a towing company so he relies on his eyes for work... he says his vision changed about a year i started to notice some shadowing especially driving at night, my long distance vision was impaired and i was having more and more trouble reading up close. the 65 year old was diagnosed with cataracts.. a clouding of the lens of the eye. his doctor recoended surgery to remove his old lens and replace it with a new fda approved one called the symfony. unlike previous options, the lens from abott can improve and far distances and points in between. it's a brand new category of lens that gives patients continuous vision and reduces their dependence and many tis eliminates their dependence upon glassesbruce is the first person in the country to get the new lens since it was fda approved. dr. eric donnenfeld conducted the clinical trials. giving them a natural type of vision where they are less dependent on glasses , makes them more self-confidence can you see out of the eye

kenneth craig reports from new york with what you need to know to keep your little ones out of harm's way the i-15 heading to california slowly opening back up! how much firefighters have contained the blue cut fire.. as it continues to burn. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus -- hazy skies filled the valley from that wildfire.. today, we may be on the lookout for thunderstorms... sherry has the changes in your weather now forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> and, a child attacked and killed by a pitbull. what animal control plans to do with that dog >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) >>> thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((michelle mortensen)) >> and i'm michelle mortensen in for kirsten. the blue cut fire in southern california has scorched 24-thousand acres.. in just 36 hours... and it still continues to burn. ((brian loftus)) >> right now, the fire is only 4- percent contained.

i'm kenneth craig in new york with that story coming up. >> plus, it is back to school time. but are your children still on summer sleep schedule? thousand get them into a routine, and rest starting just now. >> a rain and cool down in the forecast, when we can expect showers and lower humidity. we'll be right back. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs] >> welcome back, new warning for families when it comes to keeping children safe in strollers and carriers, accidents are sending thousands of children to the hospital each year. kenneth craig has what you need to know to keep your little ones out o

kenneth craig has the latest from new york. >>>it's a scene that has played out hundreds of times on the mediterranean sea just off the libyan coast. ships from the italian coast guard and other groups intercept overcrowded boats full of african migrants - some just days old. about 65-hundred migrants were plucked from the sea monday. many came from eritrea and somalia in east africa. they're fleeing the war and poverty of their homelands for the chance of a better life in trip will be put in camps like this one, in calais, france, joining tens of thousands fleeing wars in syria and afganistan. many wait three hours for a six-minute shower. adbul wali left his family behind in afghanistan and now lives in fear in the camp. (abdul wali/afghan migrant) "in here, no one is with me. every night i'm scared of the police, from people, from anyone." (alexandra simmons/care4calais volunteer) "it's not the hl of places to be living here." conditions are squalid as more and more refugees strain limited resources. (alexandra simmons/care4

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. one of hillary clinton top it aides huma abedin says she is leaving her husband, former and republican donor and afund-raiser meg whitman hits the campaign trail today for hillary clinton. whitman meets with business leaders in denver. >>> and tropical storm warnings are posted pour most of north carolina's outer banks. a tropical depression that is expected to gain strength is likely to make land fall later today. heavy arraign and flooding is predicted. another storm for florida's gulf coast. in the are headed for hawaii and may also pose a threat later this week. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," crowd control. how to keep the public safe. >>> plus, we'll meet a judge who received a life saving kidney donation from another judge. and we talk to legend area author tom wolfe about his new book "the kingdom of speech." thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. enjoy your day. ? in a world of pure imagination and you'll see a real imagination ? ? we'll b

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. kids who have to carry a lot of books might want to consider a backpack that rolls. but remember - they'll still have to carry them up and down stairs stairs it's now on this morning. morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.coming up next...the latest way science is fighting back against the zika virus. >>> coming up next on cbs2 the latest way science is fighting researchers believe they could have a key tool in battling the >>> welcome want research believe they could have a new key tool in battling the zika virus. they're now using special mosquitoes in california to stop the disease. >> reporter: mosquito control teams in this california neighborhood are trying a new tactic to battle the bugs that carry the zika virus. . >> it is a vector of some very serious diseases historically yellow fever and now more recently zika virus. >> reporter: scientists are of scientifically altered male mosquitoes to mate with females which can carry the zika virus. the altered males carry a

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. one of hillary clinton's top aides huma abedin says she is leaving her husband, former congressman anthony weiner after another sexting episode. fund-raiser meg whitman hits the campaign trail today for hillary clinton. whitman meets with business leaders in denver. >>> and tropical storm warnings are posted pour most of north carolina's outer banks. a tropical depression that is expected to gain strength is likely to make landfall later today. heavy rain and flooding is predicted. another storm for florida's gulf coast. in the pacific, two hurricanes are headed for hawaii and may also pose a threat later this week. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," crowd control. questions about how to keep the public safe amit panic during a security crisis. >>> plus, we'll meet a judge who received a life-saving kidney donation from another judge. and we talk to legend area author tom wolfe about his new book "the kingdom of speech." that is the "cbs morning news" for this morning. thanks for wa

as kenneth craig reports, usually, it's the parents' fault. >> reporter: which cia orbalk bought this stroller for her child, there was one thing on her mind. >> number one, this is your pride and joy, this is your baby. >> reporter: but according to a new 21-year study in the journal 1990 to 2010, 361,000 children went to the e.r. topping the list from injuries are children falling from the stroller or carrier and followed by the product tipping. >> these products are generally safe, however, injuries do occur and these injuries can be serious. >> reporter: traumatic brain injuries and concussions accounted for one-quarter of the injuries. >> we know that traumatic brain injuries or concussions could have long-term complications on cognitive development, so we want to make sure children are taking the steps they can to prevent these injuries from occurring on their children. >> reporter: the nationwide hospital association says always buckle up the children and lock the wheels to prevent it from rolling away, and don't hang heavy purses or bags on the handle. cia makes sure she alway

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: park goers were ask toed leave the schlitterbahn water park after caleb schwab, the son of a kansas state lawmaker died on the attraction. >> we honestly don't know what happened. that's why a full investigation is necessary. >> reporter: the schwab family said we are comforted knowing he believed in our savior jesus and they are forever together now. we will see him another day. water park officials offered no specifics about his death. >> right now our focus is with the family, and our thoughts and prayers are with them. at least 54 inches tall, and they climb 256 steps to get to the top and descend in multiperson rafts. a coowner said in 2014 they used roller coaster calculations for the ride but it didn't translate well to the water slide. they decided to tear half of it down and reconfigure the angles. in this promotiona hill. >> all of our rides are inspected every day actually. >> reporter: park officials said it will remain closed pending a full investigation. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> water park will also remain closed tomorrow.

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> that is good to know. kids that have to carry a lot of books may want to consider a backpack that rolls but they still have to carry them up and down the stairs. tough. >> i have a high schooler that carries her backpack filled with books and she has books in her arms. it's hard. >> the textbooks are thick. >> they are heavy. the 8-year-old, here's is lighter but still they have a lot to carry. >> touch to be a kid these days. >> that's right. >>> time now is 5:15. a check of traffic. >> i had a roller backpack in middle school. it was cool. just saying. quiet on the roads but richmond san rafael bridge looking clear into the toll plaza. bay bridge toll plaza looking good. carquinez to the maze 0 minutes as usual. from hayward to the peninsula across the span about 15 minutes. and also your golden gate bridge from san rafael to san francisco 15 minutes as well. altamont pass, the only hot spot out of tracy, a lot of red. 205 will take you 45 minutes. that is a heavy commute there. taking that to the dublin

kenneth craig with what you need to know to keep your little ones out of harm's way. >> reporter: when zea bought this stroller for her first child, there was one thing on her mind. >> number one thing always is safety. this is your pride and joy. this is your baby. >> reporter: but according to a new 21 year study in the journal academic pediatrics, not every family is so careful. children, ages 5 and younger, went to the emergency room for stroller or carrier-related injuries. that's about two children every hour. topping the list of the most common injuries are children falling from the stroller or carrier followed by the product's tipping. >> these products are generally safe. however, injuries do occur and these injuries can be serious. >> reporter: dramatic brain injuries and accounted for one quarter of the injuries. >> we know traumatic brain injuries or concussions could have long-term consequences on development. so we want to make sure that parents are taking the steps that they can in order to prevent these injuries from occurring to these children. >> reporter: the nationw

kenneth craig reports from new york's laguardia airport. lines at los angeles international airport even after the airline's computer system came back online. >> the line was like 3 miles long. >> some passengers fell asleep s they waited. it was a similar situation from london to washington. >> yeah, as soon as i came any saw the line stretching out the door. >> delta's problems began around 2:30 this morning. the airline said a power outage in atlanta affected operations worldwide. travelers checking their phones and computers couldn't get accurate flight >> it just spins, and my trip today kind of disappeared off my app. >> delta says passengers can get a refund if their flight was significantly delayed or canceled. during the outage, customer services cattle did what they could manually, including writig out boarding passes. >> i think it's intriguing to show how dependent we are on computer systems. >> while some expressed their frustration, others took the delays in stride. >> as long as we get there safe, that's all i care about. >>

here's kenneth craig. >>> stocks fell for the epipen drug maker over the soaring price of the life saving medicine. members of congress are demanding the company explain why the cost has soared. the cost for two doses is 9 years ago. >>> stocks closed on tuesday. the dow gained nine. >>> teenager driving is a concern for parents and ranked higher than alcohol and school performance. chevy is rolling out safety features designed for teen drivers like speed and distance alerts for parents. ford and hyundai have features. >>> the free term of hue hulu is over. now there will be an add free subscription. >>> good morning, we do have delays if you're heading into chicago today. there's a lain of thunderstorms rolling through the area and about an hour and a half delay. east coast is fairly mild. temperatures in the upper 80s down in the desert southwest hot, 103 in phoenix and vegas. 80s and 70s for seattle and portland. parts could see bigger thunderstorms today and they're clearing throughout the afternoon and evening. security wait time is 5-10 minutes at dia. >>> good morning, the drive lo

kenneth craig, cbs news new york. >>> beaches on cape cod are back open after several great white sharks shut them down. at least six were spotted feasting on a dead whale on friday. officials immediately closed the three beaches. they are all back open.>>> day at martha's vineyard working on his golf game. chris paul was in the for some with the president's friends sigh walker and -- sy walker. >>> the heat is about to turn up. >> the 90s are back in the forecast. mid to upper 90s for the end of the comfortable. plus, we crank up humidity by midweek. 900 days so far this year. boston, night team days -- 19 days above average. more 90s on the way. we only had 890 today, 890 in lawrence, 800 in worcester. it was a very refreshing 810 lower than yesterday. it was a great second half of the weekend with puffy, cumulus clouds developing. that helped develop a few sprinkles. otherwise, it was a dry day for us. boston down to 790 right now. the dew point is very low for this time of year. 560 and wind from the northwest at 70 miles per hour. more drier air will funnel in tomorrow, keeping dew

correspondent kenneth craig picks up the story. >> reporter: wounded were rushed away by ambulance after a militant attack on the american university of afghanistan. witnesses say they heard a loud explosion and automatic gunfire on the campus. witnesses say students barricaded themselves from the classroom, using chairs and steps, to block the doors. >> you can hear people say there have been here at the university. so we do not know whether this, that they are students or in the. >> reporter: the assault happened in the campus in the western outskirts of the kabul around 7:30 local time. from inside the associate's presses pulitzer prize winning photographer mahmoud husseini. >> we are stuck inside american university of afghanistan, shooting followed by, explosion, this may be my last tweet. i'm wounded and girls crying. please help us. the u.s. state department says that it is working to account for all of the americans in kabul. >> we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. an attack on a university is an attack on the future of afghanistan. >> reporter: the assault com